26th March – 28th May 10:00-11:00

NOTE: Pre-course assessments will take place for this course in February and March. 

Timetable

–  PART I: VOWELS
–  PART 2: CONSONANTS
– PART 3: STRESS
– PART 4: INTONATION
– PART 5: ACCENTS

30 minute 121
– Pronunciation assessment
– Theory assessment
– Teaching discussion

This is an informal 121 to ascertain your level in the 3 key areas: pronunciation, theory and teaching. If you need to study any areas before taking the course, these will be highlighted and guidance given.

If the course is unsuitable at this time for you, guidance will be given and the course fee refunded.

– Articulation
– Vowel length
– Vowel charts & IPA
– GB sounds

– Drills
– Describing vowels
– Error recognition
– Using IPA

– Articulation
– Voicing
– Phonetics
– Joining consonants

– Drills
– Describing consonants
– Correcting errors
– Incorporating IPA & Diacritics

– Producing stress
– Placing stress
– Tone units
– Weak vowels

– Crescendo technique
– Visually explaining stress
– Rapping weak vowels
– Teaching sentence stress
– Shadowing stress patterns

– 4 Patterns
– How tones behave
– Statements & questions
– Tone & meaning

– Pitch diagrams
– How to describe tone
– Ear training
– Teaching tones in dialogue

– Defining accents
– UK & Ireland accents
– International accents
– Phonetic analysis

– Modelling accents
– Shadowing
– Using phonetics to teach variations
– Describing accents

30 minute 121 assessment of skills and knowledge acquired and next steps.

Certificate of completion is provided after this class.

Observations

For 12 months, you can join in and watch the 4 level program at Pronunciation Studio. You can find the weekly classes here:

PRONUNCIATION


– WEDS 29th January 14:00-14:45

3V – Short Vowels

– /ɪ,ʊ,ɛ,ʌ,ɒ,a/
– Spelling to Sound
– Unusual Spellings
– Northern /ʌ/

INTONATION


– WEDS 29th January 19:00-19:45

3S – Tone Units

– Onset
– Head
– Pre-head
– Tail

PHONETICS


– TUES 28th January 18:00-18:45

3PH – Minimal Pairs

– /ɪ,iː/ /ʊ,uː/ /ʌ,a,ɑː/
– Position & Length
– Identifying focus sounds
– Phonemic vs Phonetic

ACCENTS


– TUES 28th January 12:00-12:45

3A – Northern

– What is “Standard Northern”
– Vowel sounds
– Consonant sounds
– Yorkshire vs Lancashire